Telephonic apparatus.



W. ROHDE. TELEPHONIC APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1913.

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WILLIAM ROI-IDE, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

TELEPHONIC APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RoHDE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephonic Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to telephones and more particularly to devices for facilitating their use.

The main object of this invention is to provide a device which may be readily at- 'tached to a telephone stand, for the purpose of providing illumination for reading telephone numbers or for properly actuating the parts that provide connection with other parties, and for other purposes which are coincident with the use of the device.

Other objects are to provide means for readily operating the device which provides the illumination, and for adjusting it and changing. its wearing parts.

Other objects of this invention will become apparent as it is more fully set forth.

It is a particular source of inconvenience in the use of telephone apparatus to be without means for providing illumination on certain parts thereof when the same cannot be clearly seen. This is especially so in the matter of automatic telephones where adjustments and special motions have to be accomplished in order to make the necessary connections. This invention eliminates this inconvenience by providing an arrangement whereby light of sufficient quantity may be readily obtained and on the telephone apparatus itself, whenever it is desired to have it.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example an embodiment of the invention, Figure l is a modification of the invention shown applied to a telephone stand. Fig. 2 is a detail in perspective of the device 1. through the battery showing the switch mechanism. Fig. 4 is a detail of a modified form of the clamp.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

In the drawings, the reference character 1, represents a telephone stand, 2 being the Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view Patented Sept. ML, 1915.

Application filed November 1, 1913. Serial No. 798,743.

adapted to embrace the stem of the stand and is arranged to receive a tongue 6, which is mounted on a suitable battery 7, between its end portions, so as to be held securely thereby by the bolt and nut 5. The battery 7 is provided with a metal casing 8 which preferably forms one electrode and the other electrode is run to a small plate 9 which connects to one side of a lamp socket 10 which is fastened to the cover 11 of the casing and thus receives its other necessary circuit connection. The circuit between the plate 9 and thesocket 10 is opened and closed by a sliding switch 13, which is provided with a suitable insulating handle 1 1, that moves in a slot 15 provided in the cas- .the clamp, and provided with catches 19 and 20, which can be readily attached to the receiver mechanismB and switch 13 respectively, and thus cause'the light to be operated when the receiver is put on and 01f the hook. The catches are such as to permit attachment to be easily and quickly made or removed. The catches 19 are mounted on a link 28 of the mechanism 18 and are arranged to permit their being pushed through to either side of the link, thus enabling them to come into or out of connection with the arm 3. The link is also hinged at 29 to enable the link to b bent on itself and thereby afford another way for placing the catches 19 out of the way of the arm 3. WVhen the catches 19 are disconnected the end of lever 18 may be readily lifted off the handle 14 of the switch because of the natural flexibility of the lever and also because it is suitably pivoted, that is, to permit it.

In the modified form in Fig. 4, the clamp is provided with an extra set of bolt and nut parts 21 and the clamp is in two parts 'phone simply takes off the receiver and the mechanism actuates the switch and puts the light 22 on and when he hangs up the receiver the light is switched off by the same mechanism or if the lever 18 and its connecting parts are not in use, the subscriber simply moves the switch handle up and down with his finger.

While but a general form of the invention is shown in the drawings it is not desired to limit this application for patent, to that particular form or in any other way except as limited by the priorart, as many modifications in this invention may be made without departing from the principles thereof and coming within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In combination with a telephone standard or a telephone case, a battery, a casing for the battery, a socket on the casing, a lamp in the socket, a sliding switch in the casing adapted to connect the battery and socket in circuit with each other, a clamp arranged to embrace the standard or case, and a lever mechanism pivotally connected to the clamp, adapted to actuate the switch when the telephone apparatus is put in and out of use.

2. In combination with a telephone set a battery, a casing for the battery, :1. socket on the casing, a lamp in the socket, a sliding switch in the casing adapted to connect the battery and socket in circuit with each other, a clamp arranged to embrace the set, means for securing the clamp and casing together, a lever mechanism pivoted to the clamp, a plurality of catches on the lever mechanism adapted to be slid on and oil the receiver mechanism of the set and the switch, whereby the same may be or may not be connected to work in unison.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR E. HOWARD, Mrs. GRAY BEMIS. 

